idahoron
01-01-2021, 09:49 PM
Today I got a chance to shoot the new rifle and I decided to go straight to 100 yards. I shot my 408 gr RCBS 11mm rifle bullets paper patched. I was using 80 gr of powder measured. With an over sized over powder wad.
https://i.imgur.com/2UMJRHF.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/zs1VbkB.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/QOiyHw1.jpg
The wind was off and on but not super hard. Not knowing where to set the sight I just shot one with the sight setting set at 0-0. That ended up with a bullet into the dirt that threw gravel into my targets. If you see some tiny holes it was from that. After some shooting to get it on the paper I was finally close. By this time the sun was fully behind me.
https://i.imgur.com/f6znNig.jpg
This is where my sight was set for 100 yards. If I understand Lee's numbers that one is .16
https://i.imgur.com/HIdrmgW.jpg
I was struggling with windage. I would be 2" to the left. Then I was 2" to the right. What I realized was I was not seeing the bubble right.
https://i.imgur.com/LkMOvKC.jpg.
So after figuring out that I needed to shade the front sight a bit more. I shot my second group.
https://i.imgur.com/sohaAJ4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/wZhkpbh.jpg
That group was right at 2" neighborhood.
I was very happy with the way the gun shoots without playing with loads. That load has been my standard load that I have recommended for barrels like this one.
I worked the trigger over and the set trigger is perfect with no creep and is set at 10 ounces.
I haven't shot groups in years. All I shoot is steel and over cross sticks. Going back to shooting my targets I can tell I need a different target. The one target I printed only printed half and it was very hard to see.
I got to be honest I am having more trouble seeing the target than I used to. That is disappointing for me to admit.
All in all the new rifle is starting out great and I am happy with it. Next time I hope to get out to 150 and 200 yards.
https://i.imgur.com/2UMJRHF.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/zs1VbkB.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/QOiyHw1.jpg
The wind was off and on but not super hard. Not knowing where to set the sight I just shot one with the sight setting set at 0-0. That ended up with a bullet into the dirt that threw gravel into my targets. If you see some tiny holes it was from that. After some shooting to get it on the paper I was finally close. By this time the sun was fully behind me.
https://i.imgur.com/f6znNig.jpg
This is where my sight was set for 100 yards. If I understand Lee's numbers that one is .16
https://i.imgur.com/HIdrmgW.jpg
I was struggling with windage. I would be 2" to the left. Then I was 2" to the right. What I realized was I was not seeing the bubble right.
https://i.imgur.com/LkMOvKC.jpg.
So after figuring out that I needed to shade the front sight a bit more. I shot my second group.
https://i.imgur.com/sohaAJ4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/wZhkpbh.jpg
That group was right at 2" neighborhood.
I was very happy with the way the gun shoots without playing with loads. That load has been my standard load that I have recommended for barrels like this one.
I worked the trigger over and the set trigger is perfect with no creep and is set at 10 ounces.
I haven't shot groups in years. All I shoot is steel and over cross sticks. Going back to shooting my targets I can tell I need a different target. The one target I printed only printed half and it was very hard to see.
I got to be honest I am having more trouble seeing the target than I used to. That is disappointing for me to admit.
All in all the new rifle is starting out great and I am happy with it. Next time I hope to get out to 150 and 200 yards.